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he derives an understanding of how and why Islam became―and continues to be―so rooted in the social structure of the vast majority of people who lived far from the political locus and did not see the caliphate as essential in their lives

Writing with his one-of-a-kind blend of causal humor

The Dynamics of Ancient Empires: State Power from Assyria to Byzantium glossary On HusbandryTranscending ethnic, linguistic, and religious boundaries, early empires shaped thousands of years of world history. Yet despite the global prominence of empire, individual cases are often studied in isolation. This series seeks to change the terms of the debate by promoting cross cultural, comparative, and transdisciplinary perspectives on imperial state formation prior to the European colonial expansiThe world's first known empires took shape in